softwareupdate

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softwareupdate(8) – System Manager’s Manual

NAME

softwareupdate – system software update tool

SYNOPSIS

softwareupdate
command
[args …]

DESCRIPTION

Software Update checks for new and updated versions of your software based on information about your computer and current software.

Invoke
softwareupdate
by specifying a
command
followed by zero or more
args.

softwareupdate
requires admin authentication for all commands except
–list.
If you run
softwareupdate
as a normal admin user, you will be prompted for a password where required. Alternatively, you can run
softwareupdate
as root and avoid all further authentication prompts.

The following
commands
are available:

-l | –list

List all available updates.

-i | –install

Each update specified by
args
is downloaded and installed.
args
can be one of the following:

-r | –recommended

All updates that are recommended for your system. These are prefixed with a
*‌
character in the
–list
output.

–os-only

Only macOS updates

–safari-only

Only safari updates

-R | –restart

Automatically restart (or shut down) if required to complete installation. If the user invoking this tool is logged in then macOS will attempt to quit all applications, logout, and restart. If the user is not logged in, macOS will trigger a forced reboot if necessary. If you wish to always perform a forced reboot, pass -f (–force).

-a | –all

All updates that are applicable to your system, including those non-recommended ones,
which are prefixed with a
–
character in the
–list
output. (Non-recommended updates are uncommon in any case.)

item …

One or more specified updates. The
–list
output shows the item names you can specify here, prefixed by the
*‌
or
–
characters. See
EXAMPLES.

–stdinpass

Password to authenticate as an owner. Apple Silicon only.

–user

Local username to authenticate as an owner. Apple Silicon only.

–list-full-installers

List the available macOS Installers.

–fetch-full-installer

Install the latest recommended macOS Installer.
Use –full-installer-version to specify the version of macOS to install. ie. –full-installer-version 10.15

–install-rosetta

Install Rosetta. Only applies to Apple silicon Macs. Pass –agree-to-license to agree to the software license agreement without any user interaction.

-d | –download

Each update specified by
args
is downloaded but not installed. The values of
args
are the same as for the
–install
command. Updates downloaded with
–download
can be subsequently installed with
–install,
or through the App Store (as long as they remain applicable to your system).
Updates are downloaded to
/Library/Updates,
but are not designed to be installed by double-clicking the packages in that
directory: always use
–install
or the App Store to actually perform the install.

–schedule

Returns the per-machine automatic (background) check preference.

-h | –help

Print command usage.

EXAMPLES

The following examples are shown as given to the shell:

softwareupdate --list

Software Update Tool  

Finding available software  
Software Update found the following new or updated software:  
   * Label: MacBookAirEFIUpdate2.4-2.4  
        Title: MacBook Air EFI Firmware Update, Version: 2.4, Size: 3817K, Recommended: YES, Action: restart,  
   * Label: ProAppsQTCodecs-1.0  
        Title: ProApps QuickTime codecs, Version: 1.0, Size: 968K, Recommended: YES,  
   * Label: JavaForOSX-1.0  
        Title: Java for OS X 2012-005, Version: 1.0, Size: 65288K, Recommended: YES,

sudo softwareupdate --install JavaForOSX-1.0

Software Update Tool  

Finding available software  

Downloading Java for OS X 2012-005  
Downloaded Java for OS X 2012-005  
Installing Java for OS X 2012-005  
Done with Java for OS X 2012-005  
Done.

sudo softwareupdate --schedule

Automatic check is on

Mac OS X – September 11, 2012

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Great Apps for iPad

lmao.

I know I am a self-proclaimed stress test, but seriously… The swiftness with which Notion just permanently broke for me literally just saving homework assignments not so long ago is particularly alarming considering the accolades it continues to get after having done very very little actual capital-D Development in the interim, from what I can tell.

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Chat-GPT Spider Man

Prompt:

Write a short story about a college freshmen who gets bit by a mutant spider on a field trip. The bite gives him superpowers.

OpenAi:

As a college freshmen, Jeremy had always been excited to explore new places and try new things. So when his biology class announced a field trip to a local nature reserve, he was one of the first to sign up.

The nature reserve was beautiful, with towering trees and a network of trails winding through the forest. Jeremy and the other students spent the morning hiking and studying the local flora and fauna.

But as the afternoon approached, disaster struck. As Jeremy was examining a particularly interesting looking spider, it suddenly lunged at him and bit him on the hand.

At first, Jeremy was just confused and a little bit frightened. But as the hours passed, he began to feel strange. His body felt hot and tingly, and he felt an almost electric energy coursing through his veins.

As the night fell, Jeremy’s powers began to manifest themselves. He could lift objects twice his size with ease, and he could run faster than he ever had before. And when he looked in the mirror, he saw that his eyes had taken on a strange, glowing quality.

Jeremy knew that he had been bitten by a mutant spider, and that the bite had given him superpowers. And as he lay in bed that night, he couldn’t help but wonder what adventures lay ahead for him as a superhero. The end